The Sun. — London, England, 1808-01-16 00:00:00

N .1. .1:14017TB ) JAN. 14.--Arrived the . AAerican Brig Jane, BauttNE, laden with sugar and pepper, from Boston, bound to' St. Andero, warned of the blockade, and came hither for orders. Arrived La Sybelle Frigate, Fnout ; Peacock and Alacrity Sloops of War, from the Downs ; and Surhy Cutter from Guernsey. The Hindostan,' Of 5 0 'guns, and Coqflance Sloop of War, went out of harbour last evening, and art thored in the Sound. 6r•••••anno . PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 15...1...Arrived the Potyphe ot 64 guns, Rear-Admiral MURRAY, Captain Ravvvoon ; • Africa, of 64 buns, Captain BATH... - TON ; Daphne Frigate, Captain MAWN ; Protcelar. Gun-brig, Lieutenant MITCHNRR, from the River Plata, last from Cork. Eighteen Transports are 'come up• through the Needles to Spithead, and a great number are lying at anchor at St. Helen's, but having blew a ple of wind from the North-, 'west the whole of this day, they have not been able 'to get ' their anchors. . Lord BRNTINCK, late Governor of the Cape of 'Good Hope, landed this day from the Salcette. Fri gate, which arrived yesterday, from the East Indies. The Transport &by, , Dmon, got adrift this it/lotting, run foul of a Vessel, and carried away the Ruby's fore top-mast, fore top-gallant-mast, and all the standing m a d running rigging on the larboard side. The .Beads Sloop of War, Captain Newcoma, 'takes Couvoy to the DOwns, and will sail to-mor tOW shoUld the wind continue fair.--The eimpition Frigate, Captain HOSTS, takes Convoy to-the Medi ierraneart. The his Frigate takes Convoy to, the East Indies ; and the Nioh Frigate takes Convoy to the Westward. 'CowesOhre. I;h—touring the whole of yesterday land last night we experienced here a dreadful ,gale bf wind, during which there arrived a large Fleet of Transports from Ireland, those late irons &mho Ayres, under Convoy of a Gun-brig, whit:lls toge ther with ten Sail of the Transports, and an Arne ilea° Ship, were drove ashore between this place hnd Yarmouth, The Gun-brig with three Sail of the Transports and the American Ship, got safely off, but the other Transports still remain on shore. It is now more moderate, and it is hoped they will he got off without material damage. The numberi 'of three of them now on shore are 110, 115, and F. 1,. JAN. 10.--‘,All last night and this day it has blown a gale of wind at N. N.W. accompanied with the most tremendous surf and flow of the tide ercr witnessal. The fleet of ontward•bound, &cb which put back and anchored in the Downs yester day) we fear, as 7,ve1l as his Majesty's Ships, have received much damage ; but, in consequee of the surf, boats have 'not been able to land► The Ship William and Henry, Captain SlLit, bound to the Cape of Good Hope, has lost her foremast and bowsprit : one Vessel has foundered at her anchors--crew saved f two are on shore near Walmer. Several Vessels went to the West ward, and were riding under Dungeness. Half post Four, P. 111.—The weather it now more moderate. MARGATIi, JAL a severe gale lait night this harbour and town sufl'ered material.damage: the wind during the night was at N.W. attended with a remarkable high tide, which has made a breach through the Pier-head, and completely. washed *way ,the parapet-walls from the Pier. to the Marine Parade, destroying all the bathing-rooms except one. The Isabella and Ann, ROOK, from Newfound land, and the El Percy, MEEK, from Quehdejor London, have put in here, with the loss of anchors and cables ; and the Bark Betsey, of Poole, from Newfoundland, for London, is on t , lunt, about three miles above this place ; crew saved. SHEEIINESS, JAN. 13.—Went out of harbour to the Note the Musquith Sloop of War, Capt. Gown. The Turbulent and Intelligent have returned to the Nore * having been to South End, to bring over Troops for garrison duty, at Sheerness. Sailed his Miljesty's Ship Stork, Capt. LuosyT, for Portsmouth ; his Majesty's Ship Bruizer for Yarmouth. His Majesty's Ship Goliath, Capt. Pv omT, sails to Yarmouth to-morrow morning, and Yuen for Chatham. Arrived his 'Majesty's Ship, Exertion from Dol. The Mariner Gum•brig, Lieut. Bums, sails for Detd to-worrow morn,ing. YARMOUTtIy JAN. 15.—Yesterday and Jest night it blew a heavy gale of wind at N.W. and N.E. in which several Ships drove Erma their atiehors - ; a West indiaman in ballast from Leith, came on shore, the crow saved. If the weather moderates, it is likely she will be gnt otf. It is reported th it several Vessels are en shore on tiorsbre* and Wintertnn sand. JAN. IL of the Royal Laneashire Regiment, continues his doily :labour • with unabated ardour. This day makes the t 31b, during each of which he has walked regularly thirty Miles, - making an aggltgate of ago miles. He .-has seven days to walk two hundred and ten miles snore, to .complete his engagerrknt ; and, unless some accident should occur, there is scarcely a doubt but he will win. The ' odds, which were on the second and third clays five to two, and o even four to- one against. him, are now equally as much in his favour.. His health and spirits continue un abated.' He has now acquired a firmer step than at first, and he feels confident of success. In his walk he is accompanied by a couple of fifers, who are relieved, at intervals, playing a quick march, which keeps up his attention, and assists him in a regular pace. The ground-on which he walks be-. ing so near this city, he is daily visited by numbers of people of all ranks, to witness his prowess. In the afternoon of Sunday last, the concourse of people on the Topsham" Road eats scarcely be con ceived by those who were not present—indeed it is supposed there were not less than ten thousand.— On that day he completed his work by about four o'clock in the afternoon, when he took en his . walking dress, and walked, to the Hotel in a suit of plain clothes, and without music. Whether he wins or loses, he has certainly the satisfaEtion of. having the good wishes of all ranks in his favour, who sincerely hope his exertions will be crowned with success. The bets made on Lieutenant 14. being the sub jeft of general conversation, on Saturday last another pedestrian came forward, who .also excited considerable • interest. He was a Gentleman's ser vant, who had undertaken, for a trifling wager, to walk 50 miles within twelve hours—the ground to Ile on the Topsham Road, between the one and two mile stones, the same as that chosen by Lieutenant H. He started at seven o'clock in the morning; when he had gone '34 miles be became very faint, and was on the point of gig in—but,having taken some refreshment, and rested a short time, his spi tits and strength revived;--being also encouraged by Mr. H. who was walking on the same road, to exert himself, and 'die game, he again set off, and completed the so miles in eleven hours and 35 mi nutes, being r 5 minute; within the Unit; allotted. CORK. JAN. £3.—We lament to state, that on Friday night last, about twenty persons' were lost, in crossing from Youghal to the County of Water ford. The superintendant of the Ferry refused putting them over, in consequence of the darkness of the night arid badndss of the weather, which in duced them to hire a private boat, notwithstanding the strongest remonstrances on his part not to make 'the attempt ; however, they persevered, and unfortunately perished. The best Co&alon of the Worlti of the 13te ANGIILICA. KAUFFMAN iS in possession of Mr. Bowt.es, of Waustead, brother of Lora NOATII• WICK. The new Play of The panderer ; ,or, The Rights If Hospitality, which we have' not had an oppor tunity of noticing, since its first representation, has been so judiciously altered that it is one of the most interesting works of . the kind that the public.' has ever seen. It is admirably sup ported by the Performers ) awl is very attrthive. Mr. CitAiir.es Kiv.+lnit•• is fairly entitled to just credit for . the literary talents which he has dis played on the occasion, as well as for his kiting la the Hero of the Piece. ' FIRE Rocuurs.---The . merit of the Fire Rockets, understood to be invented by Mr: CONGREVE, has not been disputed, but there is some difference of opinion us to the peison to whom the honour of the invention is to be assigned. A Gentleman in Glas gow, confidently declares, that above five years ago he invented the method of destroying by fire the Enemy's 1"lotilla, the plan of which he' submitted to Dr. 1110xuacu, Professor of Philosophy,—The Dam., it is said, pfonounced it the most plausible Method be bad ever seen or• heard of. Sanc tioned by this authority, the inventor, it is said, *rote 'to 'the Commander in Chief, who in conse quence ,ordered an . eaaminaiion at Leith, before Admiral YASIION and several Naval Officers, who concurred in the previous , approbation which the plan had obtained. A descriptive plan was transmitted to his Royal Highness in the begin ning of t CM, and in the latter end of the same year Sir StsiNby SMITH adopted a similar method, which ' was reported to be the invention of Mr. CoNi4eva. The Gentleman of Glasgovi, •'who claims the honour 'of this invention, is now, it seems, waiting the answers of some Noblemen, to . whoa he has written on the subjed, and then means to submit a statement to the'public at large on 'the cause of the invention, the nature and opera tion of it, with his subsequent improveMents, and copies of the letters which l,e received from th e Commander in Chief, in order to shew,That, if be loses the reward, he is at least entitled to the liononr due to so important a discovery. The body of a sea-tiering man was picked up be tween London and Blacktriars hridges, on Wenes. day morning, which, 'to all appearance, bad not been long in the water. He turned, out to be the Mate of a Merchantman, and who had gone from his Ship on Sunday last to sea a relative at Batter sea. He left that place, after having drank pretty freely, at nine o'clock on Sunday evening, and was not heard of afterwards. His name was Knight.— A Coroner's Jury have returned a verdi6l of ricciden. la/ Dear h. On Thursday night, about ten o'clock, a fire broke out at the house of a cabinet-maker, in Elder street, Spitaltields, which entirely destroyed the whole of the premises, together with the furniture. }iy the timely arrival of the firemen and engines the .fire was extinguishea,without doing further damage. Several Volunteers belonging to the different corps about the distri& attended, to prevent the sufferers from being plundered. • A few evenings since, the warehouse of Mr. Spode, Glassman, Portugal -street, Lincoln's-inn fields., -Was broke open and plundered of tool. in cash, which the robbers found in A desk. More p ro perty v. as tlepositecl in the desk, but on seeing a hat, they a ppoied some person slept in the shop. and therem e made. a hasty retreat with the booty first obtaitied. ••. . , CIRVULXE LETTER *FROM THE PORTTIGUESE ASS EX44.IOOIt TO TOE Goi r titiOti OP. Iq.AND CATHEIVIRE%,. Agreeably to the teller which I had the honour of gxidressing yOtt, udder date of the 4th of January, of the present year,, and In which "large to your Excellency he 'Motives which induced me to sans ion the: ending dot of British . Merchant men to" the Island of St. Catherine, oroVided that their cargoes consist of articles hitherto received into the Custom-House of Portugal, I haVe now to re quest that you will be pleased to orddr that the:Ship - should be admitted into the Clistom House of that Island, the Captain or Master of which (who is the bearer of thiS. Letter), you will:permit to Un load and sell her cargo, and give directions that no more duties shall be required abet' than were paid in Portugal for the same articles; and also that those duties should .not be demanded Until he has sold and dispatched his cargo, itv every particular con • forming to the praaiee of the Ctwotn-I-lonse at Lisbon. And as it may possibly happen; that your Excel lency may not yet. find yourself authorised to con. sent to the sale of.such cargoes, I earnestly request you that at all events you will be pleased to allow that they should be landed and properly warehoused, and that you will order that the Ships should me or in that port, waiting there with their crews, 'with out molestation, until your Excellency shall receive the instreetions,and orders of his Royal Iligliness alts PIIINCU REGENT On this head. Your 'ExCellency will observe, that the bearer of this Letter caught also to present you with the mani fest of the Cargo, confirmed by me, and the Uence of the British Privy Council ; to fulfil the conditions of which, your Excellency will be hw ised to order the Officers of Customs to deliver to the borer • a certificate of the regular discharge of the articles specified in such Manifest. Conditions agreed to by,the Merchants, for the Admission (proVisionslly until his Koval Highness's Resolutions are known) the• Port of the island of St Catherine, of all such Gads IS were heretofore imported into Portugal. Ist. That all- Merchants wishing to make ad ventures to the •Brazils without waiting fOr the Regulations of his Royal Highness, should be obliged to take a licence from the Privy Coundl, whiCh will point out the port that will be agreed on by his Excellency Mr. CANNING and me, and to which alone they must give bond to go. 2dly. That every Master, aad every Shipper, will give the usual bonds at this Custom-hont , e far the due delivery at the Cuatom-House of the said port. 3.dly. Besides,' every Master and Shipper will bind themselves to pay at the Custom-House of the. said port, the same duties that were paid in Portu gal upon every such article, or iu lien thereof, such as may have been already established by his Royal Highness the PRINCE Rat:ENT. 4thly. According to- your offer, and to ascertain that no contraband goods are exported thither, the manifest of the said cargo, sworn and authenticated as usual at this Custom-House_, will be signed by the Agent and Consul-General, Mr. Buhr CHARLES LUMINA, and by me. Stilly . . On these conditions, which contain all. that fair trade can wish for at present; I will most willingly provide .every Captain with a letter of mine to the Governor of satcl port, infortuing hint of what I have done, and•Thquesting him earnestirtii require immediate instruaions from the Rio de Janeiro, in case his Royal Highness is already arrived ; and ' should his Royal Highness be not yet arrived, re questing him besides not to enforce the existing laws, but to suspend them until he receives the in strn&ions required, which cannotbe long in coming, and in the mean while not to molest, but permit the said Ships to watt peaceably -for the new orders ; unless he should be authorised by his former instruc tions to admit the entry of such goods, on paying the same duties as in Portugal, and to allow the (;:ip. tains to invest their proceeds in the produe of the country, in which case I will ardently request the Governor to facilitate this trade. P. S. I need not say, that upon your application with the licence of the Privy Council, Sm. &c. Scc. the Manifest will be signed by and, and my letter to the Governor will be delivered immediately without the least expellee to any of the concerned. • To hit Excellency D. Luiz illanricio Da Silveira, or whomsoever is at present GoPer110;" Ike Mond .tif St. Catharine, Brazil. N. 8., I request their Excellencies. the Viceroy and Governor of the different Ports offlrazil, which this Ship may enter in distress, that they will cria,c it to be accompanied by- a iarda costa to the Port. of the Island of St. Catharine, in order to avoid any unjust stnpicion against the Captain s of illicit com merce. Fn.*. his Royal Ifighness's Elwin,. at Lonaon. EDINBURGH, JAN. 13. COURT OF, SESSION, Roxetindtt EsTATas.—The only question relative to this immense succession, remaining befere the Court of Session, occupied the whole_of their Lord ships' time yesterday, being a challcitgo by the heirs of the old investitures of sixteen feu-dispositions granted by the last Duke, on the same day, to Mr. BELLENDxsi Kan, and comprehending the whole of that noble inheritance, excepting the mansion house of Fleurs, and a few acres immediately around if. The grounds of challenge were in gene ral, first, That neither the words nor theintention of the entail could authorise deeds of such a nature and second, That the object of the transaction, as ap-• pearing from the face of the deeds whereby it . was attempted to be carried into execution, was neither more nor less than a gratuitous settlement of a valu able part of the entailed estate (in a short time pro bably not less than from 30,0001. to 40.p001, per annum) on a series of heirs different from those called by the ancient investitures. After a very full deliberation, the Court, sustained the reasons of re duction of these fetus. - • Sunday se`unight, st Greencx:k, a man, named James Arran, was found burnt to death• m hia tie t, It iK supposed he had taken a ligined pipe int 9 bed, the fire fiox which bad communicated to. the ciotho. , 11 - tltisbAlr JAN. 12 . The.Conipitny assembled if.%4akfast,.ll4out ten. A noon the Marquis and MarchiOness OrBUCKING. BAM fOrldU6led his Majesty the Freocli King, their Royal Highnesses'MOlisient, this I)nt , Dbu- , ,.. sLLANS, the . Prince Da CONDE,. and the mut Da'. BOURBON, tbrougliout the gardens . of Stowe., so justly celebrated, as well by Po!i, as almost •every other of our diStinguished Poets sinter/lig days, for the;rbeauty,' variety, and grandeur. This occupied' , the greater part of the day, as the difrerent Temples, Monuments and'GardenLbuildirigs, the mo s t mag - 1 4. nitieent of dieiriliiferent kinds in the British Ern- Piro, Were tnimitely . insp,!cterl by the. illustrious Vistors, who expressed their unbOundA admirtion. ;of the delightful scene. 'The C.4`ountePs , of CAHN'S. FORT and her klnugliteri, the three. , 'incite.; PPEOBY.,` Mrs: 'Colonel -Yot:xo, the 'Doc . ' Dr ISAIOSIT; Dec De ScesNr, Le• Compte Dr rb.llA5, LO 4 Compte D'EscAas, Le Compte De , RiAtitax, ant the Hon. Gen .' Keay EY, were al4o of the walki n g party.', . _or _ Their T Royal Highnesses the Due D'Amooomite, 1 the Dm Da &Aar, and the Due D'Onssikis, ac- • , companied hy' the Baiiin Da Boliva r ,- and the re 4 : - mainder of the French Noblesse, took the diversion - of hare hunting with Karl . TEMPLit' and Lord ' - Geottor Gar:gmLe ; . the Earl of . CARYSPOET, Lords EBEINGtON anti PROWL', the Hon. Mc .;sr NeVit.t.E, and Mr. 'GPANVILI:P. PIWEY,,,, ' Mr. Fistgat WILLIAMS WYNNE, Colonel TALBOT, and Colonel YOUNG, with, many - more of the younger part 01 tno 1 guests, were also'in the field. Toe day s.k as delici ous, and the sport excellent. • The Party at dinner was still more numerons than i the day before. After dinner, his M.ij , :sly &atilt -1 . (in English) , . ..,. " King George the Third, and Prdspuity to Old ::v.i.iiitl.il ' 1 , In the evening tlwre w.is .MU4ic(at ' ;.4hieli 1..:,4 " ~-; NIARy GHEN v 1 i.Le. presided) and eirch;:-,The King -: i f played Whist, and was in exceeding good Spirits the whole of thusly. , Th,_, iirriuli Of , this -da y were , the 'Dile tm.l Mt chess DE CUtursx,,' and It Compte Dt; Cu. erita; WEDNEiDAY, JAN. 13. • , y This day, after breakfast, ,thy, King,, with all 144, Princes, of the Blood Royal Of Vratwe, the wool* of the French Noble2o,e, - and JIM gutitiits, male and female, now at Stowe, accompanied the ',`Jauluii and Marchioness of BUCKINGHAM to a cii,,...., build- . tog in the park, north-east of the house, where it 1 was proposed that some trees should be planted in .: commemoration of tine royal visit. ,Accordingly every thing - being prepared for this purpose, four clumps, of eight oaks each, were planted ; .every in dividual of the HOUSK. of BOURBON (the Cempte Da BaAtnot.Ars excepted, whose indisposition we have • , . already inuntioned, but wino was; UprIII tins occasion,. : • • represented by the Due DThtt.esars, ilia brother) 7) planting tour each. .When this ceremony, which . • att;rded an , affecting and 'interesting spectacle, was terminated, his Majesty. proceeded to view the fine 1 woods which almost surroaud the park, attended by ~, Lord and Lady BUCKINGHAM, and some of the No bles of his train. Monsieur accompanied Lord Tent a' e, a lit chasse, in the style of the Continent, and many lures and other braces of game were shet.- At dinner, the company was considerably increased since yesterday, by fresh arrivals; of French Nobi . ItrY. the COmPle D'AvAav, and Monsieur DE L 4. RIYIERI3, were the only additional guests. • After dinner, the Company were greatly gratified by Louts XVIII. unexpectedly toasting— " llis Noble 1-Insts," with the addition of " May our. Gratitude to them take as deep root in our Breasts as the Oaks we have.ptatited this day.' , . This was delivered in English, with the utmost pro. priety of language, and the most marked expression of sentiment. In the evening, dancing, music, and cards. The King played .whist as .usual, which he does remarkably well. The Marquis of BUCKING-HA:4 proposes to raise considerably the building to which we have advert ed, and to decorate it with ornaments cominerno.' rativt of this day's ceremony, and, . on some appro., priate part of which, the folloWing elegant and class , sisal inscription will be given : °~ i quad' . • tranquillitatem Europe, tuts et bonus More., Regis GiaMat Gros • In Sotto Avotum team, St4bilict, et Augeat ? • Fait Deus optitnits inotintus • • Et ue Obliviscet tit Quod , G .Bussur , 4 l !lrisge V ittute dt CottStailti4 iui Adversis IlubtrioN6, Commonri non dc•Jignati sunt HOS QUI: RCUS, A Lundy teo XVIII, Francim at N3v.trix Reg: A CA'arum Pal I.trrO Regis Franc, A Luoov t co Awros to Regis Nepote, A 01.9 FFttDIN ANDO ktt,'lS NellOte, A Lunov icy PIIILIttO UtiCe otkant..nse t A Lt/ I.IOV ICO CA* OW A 1.1400 v tet) j 0 4 i trlto Principe C , iidec!)-4:„ - LUDOVICO lir ClitlCCs Lttiee X II I :no die (arum Ann* NIDC CC VI I I, Hic Positos; Ctossius MAgesto BUCKltvelipu Fostc.ii su 1s eotntnrutliit. A late number of the Neu, South fka.res Gaza/it contains the following curious paragraph : Last MOnday, a tine goat, with cart and bar. nets, Wa9 purchased tin the sum of eight pounds. having the same morning drawn ten bushels of wheat from Prospea l=lill to the wharf at Paramatta, a dis tance of seven Miles. The creature is Acknowledged to be well Woke in for draught, and the present owner will, in all probability, accustom him to the satfdle!" Tho dress which the labs Duke ofßunrottn wore at the marriage 'of ,his . Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, WAS yesterday sold at R 0111144 Aeolian. for fifteen guinea& Pnd a half. It cost the Duke !pool. The amition wns very numerously attended. The' Duke of CLARtNea and Mrs. JQUDAN looked in, but did not The approaching meeting of. Parliament—, he cf. fee of - Our late Oidinance of a general liiO4kacie of the, E,::opean Ctittintut—the Royal Emigration to the Brazils--anil the issue of se%eral depending Expetli , Lans—are all subjects " pith mil -moment" at the rreient crisis. N , ,r without conider. „w e imp o ri cinc , : , way it , ba add,.:d, that there w lit peedity stgitt at issue one of the most intursiii:4 nnd advantaAvvai State.SbWllC3 in IL': 1;;Itlliiit:14)1, wry adver taro.